SparkFun Electronics Commentsurn:uuid:214d0e4e-f1b1-d287-ce26-ac5b4c9f82492015-03-03T13:32:09-07:00SparkFun ElectronicsCustomer #543682 on May Caption Contest!Customer #543682urn:uuid:b1580023-bab1-0be9-a49d-d467957a2d4a2014-05-29T17:48:18-06:00<p>You will never lose your eyeglasses again. drmrs 5/29/2014</p>CompuDrummer on May Caption Contest!CompuDrummerurn:uuid:33c8c736-78d6-50d9-79fd-3d01bbaccbaa2014-05-28T14:19:32-06:00<p>One more solder point and you&rsquo;ll finally be able to access the internet with you&rsquo;re new Wi-Fi implant.</p>Customer #427004 on May Caption Contest!Customer #427004urn:uuid:5419f5b3-0cf7-97aa-0a2c-f9d002bb5f432014-05-28T09:20:34-06:00<p>Hold on. I&rsquo;ve just about got it.</p>zipeto on May Caption Contest!zipetourn:uuid:d074f7b6-372b-9b0b-9bb8-22f3e081bd842014-05-27T07:38:14-06:00<p>I originally went to college to be a doctor, you can see that that didn&rsquo;t work out.</p>Blacklab1 on May Caption Contest!Blacklab1urn:uuid:157d1da7-58ab-7146-d3d7-7f2be6228b532014-05-27T06:46:57-06:00<p>The only way to get rid of an earworm at Sparkfun.</p>Customer #557714 on May Caption Contest!Customer #557714urn:uuid:fb2420d3-9642-a418-cac6-d2703b8e55362014-05-26T17:01:50-06:00<p>&hellip; and making him shriek like a girl? Priceless!</p>JPaul on May Caption Contest!JPaulurn:uuid:31fe861a-9ae3-b249-87c4-64010e330adb2014-05-26T12:24:52-06:00<p>Path to be initiated into the cult of Sparkfun, step 3: Solder tattoo&hellip;</p>jerryki on May Caption Contest!jerrykiurn:uuid:dbdc5b0e-498f-7fce-6061-e49a01e44a722014-05-26T10:56:40-06:00<p>Another example of a Solder Sucker</p>Customer #465564 on May Caption Contest!Customer #465564urn:uuid:bec001a2-f6a3-010b-4790-cd4beb4227932014-05-25T20:03:13-06:00<p>&ldquo;&hellip; you went through <em>how many</em> prototypes for your last build??&rdquo;</p>h22 on May Caption Contest!h22urn:uuid:b90684fc-1af7-afce-0070-aa97f4a507942014-05-25T06:49:38-06:00<p>After the amazing success of the NERFCS, Sparkfun is embarking on a bold new project to provide unprecedented customer tech support, right to your front door! Once we finish modifying out crack team of engineers with the latest tech, we will begin test flights.</p>h22 on May Caption Contest!h22urn:uuid:18ef64b5-b9d9-38d1-1867-d99998e0ba362014-05-25T06:34:07-06:00<p>SAW!&hellip;&hellip;</p>
<p>You&rsquo;re doing it wrong&hellip;&hellip;.</p>TheModerGuy on May Caption Contest!TheModerGuyurn:uuid:56229cfe-fe5f-5312-e69a-659b39b44e172014-05-25T04:58:53-06:00<p>we have the technology we can rebuild him</p>cborrero on May Caption Contest!cborrerourn:uuid:f7205d87-8bb6-88bd-ae5c-ca9e2a800f4f2014-05-24T12:08:37-06:00<p>No pain, No gain&hellip;. SparkFun motto</p>cborrero on May Caption Contest!cborrerourn:uuid:c2806184-66a8-4de5-652a-fe9941d5c8fd2014-05-24T12:03:38-06:00<p>Trust me, I can fix the frame of your glasses</p>schwal on May Caption Contest!schwalurn:uuid:92cf6e1f-8216-f44c-dbcc-720a94d6747f2014-05-24T10:33:55-06:00<p>Finally pushing your glasses back up your nose will be a thing of the past!</p>RFsynthesizer on May Caption Contest!RFsynthesizerurn:uuid:60f2a53a-6448-9c38-86e3-74b85668ca0b2014-05-24T09:08:53-06:00<p>After a routine core dump to spot memory damage from a cosmic ray event, it was discovered that one of the surface mount resistors was tombstoning.</p>Sneak85 on May Caption Contest!Sneak85urn:uuid:71e3e727-7bfb-9e8d-6e88-8add8a4af2192014-05-23T22:13:22-06:00<p>We have additional engineers if anyone needs a &ldquo;stable&rdquo; platform to solder on.</p>Nz on May Caption Contest!Nzurn:uuid:abd1f710-b27d-68a8-9678-5fbb24edf4c52014-05-23T18:01:22-06:00<p>Implant the Sparkfun logo and he&rsquo;s done!</p>AdamTolley on May Caption Contest!AdamTolleyurn:uuid:bf688335-50ad-0bd6-94fb-926f3fd6d5572014-05-23T15:03:35-06:00<p>this. It likely wont win the contest, but it wins for me.</p>Robert3 on May Caption Contest!Robert3urn:uuid:5da6e197-4db4-05d2-93d0-3c563397c06c2014-05-23T14:12:59-06:00<p>SparkFun employees developing &ldquo;Soldering on the head&rdquo; lessons. It is more expressive then &ldquo;Hit on the head&rdquo; lessons.</p>
<p>But I came here for an arguement!?!?</p>Customer #401698 on May Caption Contest!Customer #401698urn:uuid:00ae5cd7-f776-015b-8926-5d48540a2ab82014-05-23T12:34:32-06:00<p>It is time for another. Sucessfull procedure.
- medic, team fortress. Two.</p>Gblaze on May Caption Contest!Gblazeurn:uuid:1eeae1af-5d66-b9a4-b47b-35209c31cbbb2014-05-23T11:15:43-06:00<p>&ldquo;Hey wait this Android is a real live boy?!!&rdquo;</p>Customer #341578 on May Caption Contest!Customer #341578urn:uuid:a68e5d3f-3633-fa0c-b107-353e1a2868322014-05-23T10:28:57-06:00<p>If the first thing you saw in this picture was a giant Hershey&rsquo;s kiss in the background you are probably addicted to chocolate.</p>TeenageEngineer on May Caption Contest!TeenageEngineerurn:uuid:f3b1f823-61d6-a726-44a8-7dd73557e67d2014-05-23T10:20:58-06:00<p>Before there was Data, there was&hellip;</p>
<p>**only a real treky would know.</p>Customer #480876 on May Caption Contest!Customer #480876urn:uuid:eb8a3a4f-126a-3660-4c52-7807bf8bf4002014-05-23T10:06:53-06:00<p>Too much synergy thanks to our new Synergizer &hellip; Now the engineer needs to be &lsquo;fixed&rsquo;.</p>Customer #36636 on May Caption Contest!Customer #36636urn:uuid:ad304ca3-a132-0a75-dcd0-292ad526e8c42014-05-23T09:10:12-06:00<p>In some states this procedure is still illegal and widely considered pornographic…solder me!</p>Funhough on May Caption Contest!Funhoughurn:uuid:8910a4ca-de63-d133-fe7b-e593b38f5ef12014-05-23T08:07:36-06:00<p>The new wearable tattoo electronics demanded some sacrifice.</p>Melarky on May Caption Contest!Melarkyurn:uuid:72f9d0c1-df2e-3594-5f1c-8080c3f75f222014-05-23T07:47:08-06:00<p>Sparkfun chose employee branding over cumbersome non compete forms.</p>Customer #557000 on May Caption Contest!Customer #557000urn:uuid:644e82d5-85c6-87f4-fd6d-ea9957c6f2c92014-05-23T07:46:42-06:00<p>So much for the bypassing the uncanny valley if I can&rsquo;t get this facial expression module working.</p>Customer #81252 on May Caption Contest!Customer #81252urn:uuid:0b5c662f-6430-b755-6eff-ad467cfef95a2014-05-23T03:36:19-06:00<p>I am not sure, but we might have misunderstood the term wearable electronics</p>Customer #480667 on May Caption Contest!Customer #480667urn:uuid:4e1f5e07-52e6-b63f-780e-6102dbdd6c6b2014-05-23T03:02:01-06:00<p>It&rsquo;s time to fix every thing odd.</p>Customer #410034 on May Caption Contest!Customer #410034urn:uuid:d5c86dda-1ecf-d421-6098-808dcf406df32014-05-23T00:33:27-06:00<p>Ok, if you are not going to put your safety glasses on while soldering, I will solder your safety glasses on.
Or,
These are not Google glass please do not solder them to my brain stem!</p>slip on May Caption Contest!slipurn:uuid:845c390b-e133-efb2-8bbf-b8e5365cc67e2014-05-22T19:32:31-06:00<p>I&rsquo;ve almost finished blue wiring the estrogen module in, Pat. Next - the sex change hack!</p>matthewdlaudato on May Caption Contest!matthewdlaudatourn:uuid:55c05b81-c7cb-0ceb-2c71-8b487766314b2014-05-22T18:04:52-06:00<p>Well, there was that fella last week, but I&rsquo;ve had much less to drink today!</p>MicroClutter on May Caption Contest!MicroClutterurn:uuid:20dc74bd-f693-a2cc-bffd-eabef6ef4e612014-05-22T18:02:26-06:00<p>Hold still Checkov while I remove this mechanical Ceti eel larvae from your ear!</p>MUNTER DELETE on May Caption Contest!MUNTER DELETEurn:uuid:5736274c-46cc-8af8-896c-a4473c1c645f2014-05-22T17:42:38-06:00<p>&hellip;&hellip;
Step 5: Next solder a head.
&hellip;&hellip;</p>
<p>YeeOwwwww!&hellip;&hellip; this is what can happen children!!!!&hellip;&hellip; if noone proof reads the documentation!</p>
<p>Remember kiddies&hellip;..ALWAYS proof read your documentation.</p>EvilGenius121 on May Caption Contest!EvilGenius121urn:uuid:a6730dc3-69ac-edc8-5f89-5b04ea42de612014-05-22T17:13:40-06:00<p>But 82 points for a Star Trek reference!!</p>
<p>Now recite some poetry!</p>EvilGenius121 on May Caption Contest!EvilGenius121urn:uuid:8555318b-4fe6-2869-68c0-bd50b2d3f5242014-05-22T17:12:09-06:00<p>Finally- the positronic brain will be completed! A sentient android!</p>asciirory on May Caption Contest!asciiroryurn:uuid:63560c9a-698d-6d70-3464-24b71ae4d8b42014-05-22T16:55:35-06:00<p>Maybe I should have taken his glasses off first to fix them&hellip;</p>madara_x64 on May Caption Contest!madara_x64urn:uuid:b22a0aae-fb7d-6c79-75c6-a1c90ba535da2014-05-22T16:53:13-06:00<p>Captain America: The Solder Soldier</p>asciirory on May Caption Contest!asciiroryurn:uuid:06ef4da3-18b2-cc85-5085-c467500f40fa2014-05-22T16:52:53-06:00<p>&hellip;this is going to be EXTREMELY PAINFUL, Mr. Verrill&hellip;</p>asciirory on May Caption Contest!asciiroryurn:uuid:e31c469a-0953-5eee-a7ff-13873899512d2014-05-22T16:51:02-06:00<p>The Sparkfun DIY Stephen King robot nears completion&hellip;</p>Drok on May Caption Contest!Drokurn:uuid:28a88c73-062f-7a85-ec2f-239c3e1b323a2014-05-22T16:50:21-06:00<p>If I add a resistor here, he should stop screaming&hellip;</p>Trackdaddy on May Caption Contest!Trackdaddyurn:uuid:4b8db5f2-2708-41c0-6e6e-7a1336472add2014-05-22T16:47:05-06:00<p>Warantee&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;..VOIDED!</p>Customer #435690 on May Caption Contest!Customer #435690urn:uuid:a7659fd4-9f52-3dbc-efac-d705e30d8b9f2014-05-22T15:57:55-06:00<p>The new sparkfun board holder for soldering, it has a lot of new things that make it worth the money: it will (definitely) tell you if you put too much on the board, it will tell you if your soldering iron is too hot, and i load of other things.</p>Customer #43839 on May Caption Contest!Customer #43839urn:uuid:8a39af60-95ec-26c2-5dc0-705ed1eedceb2014-05-22T15:55:59-06:00<p>Safety glasses make trans-orbital frontal lobotomies impossible, so here at SFE we perform the more painful trans-aural lateral lobotomies on all our new interns.</p>Customer #391621 on May Caption Contest!Customer #391621urn:uuid:736e7edd-27bd-1ef8-95b9-9400c99339042014-05-22T15:47:31-06:00<p>Introducing Spakfun&rsquo;s new make your own zombie kit !</p>Customer #540546 on May Caption Contest!Customer #540546urn:uuid:01bb588a-d811-ddff-b982-09ab1fe5daf82014-05-22T14:59:09-06:00<p>There is a label here directly behind your ear: DO NOT OPEN HOUSING; NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. However, if you can&rsquo;t open it you don&rsquo;t own it. I am going in.</p>techmau5 on May Caption Contest!techmau5urn:uuid:90b07cea-fa56-b2cf-bf89-c3e87a63f0a52014-05-22T14:19:43-06:00<p>&ldquo;Fredo! I need a brain-enhancing microchip!&rdquo;</p>
<p>(reference to http://www.pidjin.net/2012/06/21/chip-n-date/)</p>GeneralPHY on May Caption Contest!GeneralPHYurn:uuid:b6219fe3-a13e-87da-cff8-052639bce4a72014-05-22T14:01:33-06:00<p>Hold still, I&rsquo;ll smoke that earwig right out</p>GeneralPHY on May Caption Contest!GeneralPHYurn:uuid:2edf7288-e218-51a2-add7-ca34b563769c2014-05-22T13:59:34-06:00<p>Please note, there may be some temporary discomfort during the procedure</p>mattyd24 on May Caption Contest!mattyd24urn:uuid:261883e5-bbf0-c320-d761-83fdf2e2fb1e2014-05-22T13:54:59-06:00<p>Those solder joints must be what&rsquo;s making you so stupid, let me touch them up&hellip;&hellip;</p>cobra18t on May Caption Contest!cobra18turn:uuid:29047777-54ed-4673-111d-a8f07ed00bab2014-05-22T13:44:59-06:00<p>That was the year that Larry stopped getting Christmas cards from Joe.</p>ChrisBob on May Caption Contest!ChrisBoburn:uuid:4135dac5-585f-549b-86e3-10adc8f79ee02014-05-22T13:36:46-06:00<p>Want to measure brainwaves, but don&rsquo;t want to pay for the electrodes? Tune in to SparkFun Live for a lesson on how save money and attach a wire directly to your friend&rsquo;s skin.</p>polectron on May Caption Contest!polectronurn:uuid:158103f2-ed71-e016-60cf-acfe080ed76a2014-05-22T13:22:38-06:00<p>Ouch! MAY ear!</p>Daniel_Vitor on May Caption Contest!Daniel_Vitorurn:uuid:9cb705e3-28b3-0185-0584-5500cb689ae72014-05-22T12:34:55-06:00<p>DAD! I told you to try to fix the sound card header, not solder them on my head!</p>jpvlsmv on May Caption Contest!jpvlsmvurn:uuid:d5d59575-0dea-9ad8-7689-bbf7f4de37572014-05-22T12:04:42-06:00<p>Steve complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Operation is subject
to the following two conditions:
1. Steve may not cause harmful interference,
and
2. Steve must accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause undesired operation.</p>greggler on May Caption Contest!gregglerurn:uuid:ee9e9a02-b176-b1ef-0318-aa2b295cff282014-05-22T11:59:02-06:00<p>oops, did you say you had 5v or 3v brain?</p>MrCS on May Caption Contest!MrCSurn:uuid:b59f7e2d-31fd-f984-0b25-b6d36a9f3f222014-05-22T11:56:48-06:00<p>The professional jewelers at Pearl Street Mall will repair your earrings in 3 minutes or your money back.</p>D0Cpr0ph3t on May Caption Contest!D0Cpr0ph3turn:uuid:dd53211a-886c-266d-88e7-eda4a44ae7a12014-05-22T10:50:54-06:00<p>Reversing the effects of New Product Friday: Acid</p>D0Cpr0ph3t on May Caption Contest!D0Cpr0ph3turn:uuid:a86552bf-80de-8e2a-34c6-02e5f31be7e32014-05-22T10:45:30-06:00<p>fix my head &lsquo;til I&rsquo;m dead</p>Oscilloscope Man on May Caption Contest!Oscilloscope Manurn:uuid:50f70629-9228-da39-47fc-c923bc16d3b62014-05-22T10:28:37-06:00<p>Don&rsquo;t you ever touch <a href="https://www.sparkfun.com/news/1271" rel="nofollow" >my capacitors</a> again!</p>pauljhill on May Caption Contest!pauljhillurn:uuid:42771829-0107-4764-1409-6db72265522b2014-05-22T10:27:29-06:00<p>the sparkfun employee firmware upgrade was proceeding smoothly</p>Lion XL on May Caption Contest!Lion XLurn:uuid:165dd57b-130c-92e7-7058-2f4370f2f2ae2014-05-22T10:17:18-06:00<p>Dr Noonian Soong&rsquo;s ancestor first attempt at a positronic brain, and it appears to be heading for an epic fail&hellip;</p>Customer #375102 on May Caption Contest!Customer #375102urn:uuid:404c24a9-b5c0-ce81-f914-d0a4f5bc94b72014-05-22T09:51:53-06:00<p>Denver lice are tough!</p>Bob797 on May Caption Contest!Bob797urn:uuid:df4d1144-9f30-e0c8-8760-c5b0da2a1d172014-05-22T09:37:47-06:00<p>When I bought it, I was told installation was quick and simple.</p>172pilot on May Caption Contest!172piloturn:uuid:ffaa3648-e7e5-0a8b-3a83-396cef83981a2014-05-22T09:37:26-06:00<p>&ldquo;I sure hope when I&rsquo;m done with this project, I can find a red box big enough to ship it in..&rdquo;</p>pauljhill on May Caption Contest!pauljhillurn:uuid:d0d08698-c8e6-4e5a-796b-670b43331d2b2014-05-22T09:32:57-06:00<p>Nobody on staff looked forward to wearables Wednesday.</p>Dan60 on May Caption Contest!Dan60urn:uuid:7edea091-da31-48b5-513c-4757460425262014-05-22T09:25:35-06:00<p>No, I am not a doctor, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.</p>n0qbh on May Caption Contest!n0qbhurn:uuid:f034961d-d22a-62ce-76b3-f0ef8aaf91b72014-05-22T09:09:22-06:00<p>Welcome to the Westworld repair facilities. Your android will be ready momentarily.
We promise he&rsquo;ll look happy again.</p>Customer #480230 on May Caption Contest!Customer #480230urn:uuid:8804ef08-44e1-ce4f-1455-0e213ee3dcd72014-05-22T08:54:02-06:00<p>How to fix a defective Sparkfun Employee</p>Customer #374528 on May Caption Contest!Customer #374528urn:uuid:ee4f7e4e-0579-ca61-e44f-8a2318e2d6562014-05-22T08:52:44-06:00<p>Hey&hellip;.from this angle, I can see you have a SD sniffer inserted into your camera! Are we broadcasting live on Hack A Day right now?</p>crkbbyx on May Caption Contest!crkbbyxurn:uuid:6fd85532-bf9f-6abd-8181-a1721b18bb962014-05-22T08:50:29-06:00<p>Let me help you forget last night.</p>Customer #71928 on May Caption Contest!Customer #71928urn:uuid:30846076-4ffd-83a6-c41b-fc5c346fead32014-05-22T08:46:01-06:00<p>Two esteemed scientists attempt to reverse engineer little Susie&rsquo;s pierced ears. v2.3.2315</p>ubuntuguru on May Caption Contest!ubuntuguruurn:uuid:b5c1e612-3a05-a3e3-a567-3c31d82b95452014-05-22T08:45:19-06:00<p>Earing soldering 101</p>Customer #126518 on May Caption Contest!Customer #126518urn:uuid:7e0af3df-ca5e-a2e0-f8d8-694e98dbfce92014-05-22T08:41:28-06:00<p>&ldquo;Let me remove that short for you&rdquo;</p>PocketBrain on May Caption Contest!PocketBrainurn:uuid:99b3293d-da32-5b3d-7761-0efa8c58dae52014-05-22T08:38:50-06:00<p>New body modification technique proves much safer than the old wave-solder tattoo craze.</p>marc van g on May Caption Contest!marc van gurn:uuid:bb374b06-4183-6177-a989-ef623ff799912014-05-22T08:25:51-06:00<p>now&hellip; i want to hear no more complaints about losing your glasses, or i will weld them on!!</p>tpw on May Caption Contest!tpwurn:uuid:166cff53-c72c-122c-17d3-ddfecb1a2cea2014-05-22T08:07:30-06:00<p> Despite advice from friends, Jay decided to try his hand at home-made implantable hearing aid technology.</p>happicow on May Caption Contest!happicowurn:uuid:327853e8-1ba2-aae6-4ed5-94205fb54ce22014-05-22T08:06:56-06:00<p>We won&rsquo;t stop until we perfect the Bone Conduction Transducer for our through-hole Sparkfun Glass kit.</p>Customer #510042 on May Caption Contest!Customer #510042urn:uuid:9d8e001f-a446-88b8-0924-e32f40b15f492014-05-22T08:00:34-06:00<p>Biomedical has really gone open sourced recently&hellip;</p>Customer #470433 on May Caption Contest!Customer #470433urn:uuid:62e157e0-6199-592e-f47a-1957337aba282014-05-22T07:46:25-06:00<p>Don&rsquo;t mind us, RAM upgrade.</p>Customer #451649 on May Caption Contest!Customer #451649urn:uuid:5bb6a448-25b5-fa59-1a25-29e9d7f408342014-05-22T07:38:30-06:00<p>Stop! You should not put anything in your ear that is smaller than your elbow!</p>ccbundy on May Caption Contest!ccbundyurn:uuid:2a068dbb-af07-69c2-7d75-d63dec018d552014-05-22T07:22:32-06:00<p>I didn&rsquo;t realize Sparkfun&rsquo;s Google Glass program was so &hellip; painful.</p>Scrubb on May Caption Contest!Scrubburn:uuid:eee397a1-b76a-0c6e-29ff-bc9623786df42014-05-22T07:11:23-06:00<p>Hair Club for Engineers</p>nbfritz on May Caption Contest!nbfritzurn:uuid:756154be-b972-6913-446d-f373ec28147b2014-05-22T06:35:49-06:00<p>&ldquo;You&rsquo;re sure you don&rsquo;t want to take your glasses off first?&rdquo; &ldquo;Nah, it&rsquo;ll be fiiiiaaaaaaaaaargh!&rdquo;</p>Customer #394180 on May Caption Contest!Customer #394180urn:uuid:a0fcdf59-0b34-509d-f4a7-4ec46414a20f2014-05-22T06:33:33-06:00<p>What??</p>cjh08052 on May Caption Contest!cjh08052urn:uuid:a1d6a3d9-d419-c772-df8d-4e380a74b6f02014-05-22T06:32:57-06:00<p>Ofcourse I know what I&rsquo;m doing, I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express&hellip;</p>Customer #394180 on May Caption Contest!Customer #394180urn:uuid:5aef6e58-9255-a03a-9acd-b404cd4e26e02014-05-22T06:32:32-06:00<p>0 points for originality</p>cjh08052 on May Caption Contest!cjh08052urn:uuid:4bbcbde3-70c1-4e8c-0a19-d019d64fb4352014-05-22T06:26:07-06:00<p>One little solder-jumper will change your whole facial expression!</p>Blueblast88 on May Caption Contest!Blueblast88urn:uuid:cf14e4e8-ef0d-ccd3-b79d-762264fe5a6f2014-05-22T06:17:19-06:00<p>hehe&hellip; <em>lead</em> to believe</p>HairlessBaboon on May Caption Contest!HairlessBaboonurn:uuid:10e21ff9-9aea-f6f9-321e-0766828f00d52014-05-22T06:00:05-06:00<p>Here at sparkfun, we developed a robotic labour force to simulate a human in every way.
We were too successful. This one asked for a raise.</p>idget on May Caption Contest!idgeturn:uuid:8953853e-6ae5-b6c2-1c98-09fbfe9d285d2014-05-22T05:55:41-06:00<p>We are glad to announce our rival to Google Glass. Here is a preview of its installation.</p>Customer #451649 on May Caption Contest!Customer #451649urn:uuid:b1a851dc-abc0-7818-1740-a4bf2ff1e5312014-05-22T05:45:37-06:00<p>The CIRCUIT BOARD you fool !!! I said &ldquo; &hellip; some solder left outta here!&rdquo;, not &ldquo;Come solder Left Outer ear!&rdquo;</p>Customer #556449 on May Caption Contest!Customer #556449urn:uuid:ed6d54de-9302-c4e9-1ef3-0f1be83cf2922014-05-22T05:43:54-06:00<p>I didn&rsquo;t know male headers scream when you try to solder them!</p>RFsynthesizer on May Caption Contest!RFsynthesizerurn:uuid:4c9ce670-7aad-5cc7-4d11-3cf0c911da132014-05-22T05:37:16-06:00<p>After 3 DUI arrests, The Colorado DMV will be disabling Josh himself instead of his vehicle when he is drunk or stoned.</p>D0Cpr0ph3t on May Caption Contest!D0Cpr0ph3turn:uuid:ae999f8a-51e7-5809-5f1d-10d3638c2c202014-05-22T05:27:03-06:00<p>Fixing &ldquo;stupid&rdquo;, one person at a time.</p>D0Cpr0ph3t on May Caption Contest!D0Cpr0ph3turn:uuid:61a57104-88e9-5b66-1d58-3be2e3186ce82014-05-22T05:23:56-06:00<p>Getting &ldquo;a head&rdquo; in my solder techniques!</p>joe512754 on May Caption Contest!joe512754urn:uuid:e65fb0dd-741b-01cd-cb43-d1f08423c5072014-05-22T05:19:39-06:00<p>I said gray with a yellow face. Not yellow with gray face.</p>joe512754 on May Caption Contest!joe512754urn:uuid:d4d313fc-7a6e-511d-b600-701ce858e2502014-05-22T05:07:25-06:00<p>Day one for interns brand company logo behind ear.</p>Erik Kallen on May Caption Contest!Erik Kallenurn:uuid:b0b3360f-04c9-252a-00e2-56e3a139e3e32014-05-22T04:05:06-06:00<p>New sparkfun product bionic lice!</p>Customer #490770 on May Caption Contest!Customer #490770urn:uuid:1b47ff22-2871-0fec-f5eb-b2dff0dad81f2014-05-22T03:53:40-06:00<p>Unexpected hardware update.</p>Eprop on May Caption Contest!Epropurn:uuid:68d1bf57-c2c2-24df-27ea-20e9683dd4d82014-05-22T03:38:32-06:00<p>So where did you go to school to learn how to do this?</p>
<p>School? I didnt go to school i just watched a youtube video just a second ago and figured it cant be that hard.</p>BlueDog on May Caption Contest!BlueDogurn:uuid:281b1838-a1f1-951a-0d0a-22b92f705ecb2014-05-22T03:04:42-06:00<p>Don&rsquo;t panic&hellip;we&rsquo;re ISO 9001 certified, and we routinely conduct internal audits of our mastoid processes.</p>googly_eyes on May Caption Contest!googly_eyesurn:uuid:99ea54fe-c435-dc40-3762-c9c70ff25db72014-05-22T02:55:23-06:00<p>Are you sure this will makes the solder ROHS compliant?</p>lesto on May Caption Contest!lestourn:uuid:3a86a791-99ed-32be-9940-7ee57f5b9f562014-05-22T02:54:35-06:00<p>installing the brand new Emotion Chip (*)</p>
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Paul NZ on May Caption Contest!Paul NZurn:uuid:878801a1-e7eb-c6be-77e4-34120ae54e702014-05-22T01:55:16-06:00<p>The instructors hot tip went to the student with his eyes open and ears wired to receive.</p>Mark Hughes on May Caption Contest!Mark Hughesurn:uuid:359e86be-365c-1777-58d2-225a23938cbe2014-05-22T01:10:39-06:00<p>Support our kickstarter &ldquo;Microtooth&rdquo; &ndash; An arduino dental crown module. Discover what you can do, while you chew.</p>Basile on May Caption Contest!Basileurn:uuid:6c2ea9c9-8baf-9490-a794-bb91932657a12014-05-22T00:52:00-06:00<p>I have this last resistor to solder and he will be back online in no-time!</p>Customer #186828 on May Caption Contest!Customer #186828urn:uuid:2f41511e-2266-aa0f-41c7-af93a270b3f32014-05-22T00:28:29-06:00<p>Dude, I think you forgot the pullup resistor.</p>Han_Sojoe on May Caption Contest!Han_Sojoeurn:uuid:1570a126-0deb-06a5-d88e-9bebeccebf682014-05-22T00:21:18-06:00<p>Chip is getting his final modifications for the sequel to Not Quite Human.</p>TheTomThorogood on May Caption Contest!TheTomThorogoodurn:uuid:33b4c342-076e-25ca-3ac2-97d73098563b2014-05-21T23:46:00-06:00<p>&ldquo;Look! It&rsquo;s moving. It&rsquo;s sha — it&rsquo;s&hellip; it&rsquo;s alive. It&rsquo;s alive&hellip; It&rsquo;s alive, it&rsquo;s moving, it&rsquo;s alive! It&rsquo;s alive, it&rsquo;s alive, it&rsquo;s alive! It&rsquo;s ALIVE! Oh, in the name of God! Now I know what it feels like to BE God!&rdquo; (from Frankenstein)</p>OddBot on May Caption Contest!OddBoturn:uuid:cd0458db-d74e-53cb-e867-43c3acbb7ddf2014-05-21T23:42:40-06:00<p>While I&rsquo;m at it, do you want bluetooth?</p>OddBot on May Caption Contest!OddBoturn:uuid:6ff1072d-903e-4329-798c-1691b43e47e12014-05-21T23:39:09-06:00<p>It could be worse, Nick wanted to drill mounting holes.</p>smakonin on May Caption Contest!smakoninurn:uuid:6e4f3419-4bfb-4243-bd6a-b007eff683552014-05-21T23:37:41-06:00<p>Here, let me make you a pair of nice custom earrings&hellip;. this won&rsquo;t hurt a bit!</p>OddBot on May Caption Contest!OddBoturn:uuid:ddaa26c7-3eba-76fd-4f4b-3692662c17a32014-05-21T23:37:30-06:00<p>I said I wanted to do a &ldquo;product showcase&rdquo; video with Robert. I didn&rsquo;t mean I wanted to be a new product!</p>t27 on May Caption Contest!t27urn:uuid:93e4d91e-9a48-7b06-a82a-5d91c6bc91672014-05-21T23:36:46-06:00<p>Brain-dead-bug-rewiring :D</p>OddBot on May Caption Contest!OddBoturn:uuid:0546d182-683e-3753-0816-9ffb85ec07312014-05-21T23:34:49-06:00<p>After watching &ldquo;Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D&rdquo;, the Engineers at Sparkfun decided to start their own deathlok program. However initial results were not promising.</p>OddBot on May Caption Contest!OddBoturn:uuid:de753f8c-05cb-deb6-5187-ca7deb92a0d62014-05-21T23:30:45-06:00<p>See it&rsquo;s just like getting a tattoo. Just a few hundred more spots and you&rsquo;ll definitely pass as a Trill at the next comic-con.</p>OddBot on May Caption Contest!OddBoturn:uuid:c78ed30a-d3cc-5c02-07f0-b783d7c384c42014-05-21T23:27:43-06:00<p>Never, ever fall asleep at your desk around here. It&rsquo;s not the boss you need to worry about.</p>OddBot on May Caption Contest!OddBoturn:uuid:1701de72-3cd7-668a-95d3-9c142607ed712014-05-21T23:25:24-06:00<p>I know it hurts more than normal but I broke my sonic screwdriver fixing the elevator.</p>OddBot on May Caption Contest!OddBoturn:uuid:7bbaf43e-f8b5-7534-bedf-bf17c041f7392014-05-21T23:23:20-06:00<p>The health and safety officer commented that the workbenches should be higher. He was concerned about the number of reported back problems.</p>Barry2 on May Caption Contest!Barry2urn:uuid:3ec2cee1-fd94-3624-32f7-dbeb998287842014-05-21T23:21:40-06:00<p>Dammit Jim, I&rsquo;m an engineer, not a doctor.</p>OddBot on May Caption Contest!OddBoturn:uuid:a7e34666-0b8e-02ca-fbdf-0deacb9d155d2014-05-21T23:19:21-06:00<p>This would be much easier with the flame thrower but I was out of napalm.</p>OddBot on May Caption Contest!OddBoturn:uuid:80d68142-77f6-0b04-014f-eb8aca97c4792014-05-21T23:16:50-06:00<p>Don&rsquo;t worry, I&rsquo;m using lead free solder.</p>OddBot on May Caption Contest!OddBoturn:uuid:de95597b-a370-773b-cd70-647b112663912014-05-21T23:14:33-06:00<p>Why can I smell bacon?</p>OddBot on May Caption Contest!OddBoturn:uuid:b79503d8-44d0-d3c7-034b-4e5e2190b32b2014-05-21T23:10:07-06:00<p>Yes, I know it stings a bit but I guarantee that a cauterized ear piercing won&rsquo;t get infected and won&rsquo;t grow over.</p>Dan Jones on May Caption Contest!Dan Jonesurn:uuid:ccaf23bd-f095-85e3-cdff-f7bce50566fd2014-05-21T23:00:02-06:00<p>This is not what I had in mind for a &ldquo;brain trust&rdquo;</p>MartinCU2010 on May Caption Contest!MartinCU2010urn:uuid:6410c237-fa3d-a420-dd94-22894b4f49742014-05-21T22:52:06-06:00<p>Getting the bugs out 0b1100101</p>Oh_Herro_ on May Caption Contest!Oh_Herro_urn:uuid:ada765b8-a6e2-be2f-8159-8a95f9d77b922014-05-21T22:45:40-06:00<p>The intern. Robert. Dave. Nick. Pete. The Hound.
All men must solder.</p>Customer #444914 on May Caption Contest!Customer #444914urn:uuid:ca32b5c6-0aad-f0fb-a8bb-e8dd53f0cd862014-05-21T22:45:35-06:00<p>I don&rsquo;t see what the big deal is, I&rsquo;m just a guy in the background, wearing a yellow shirt.</p>kennethlimcp on May Caption Contest!kennethlimcpurn:uuid:735b8324-cc5e-d620-ccf5-a2e2dd9395442014-05-21T22:33:36-06:00<p>Our skills are never restricted to what we are good at, but everywhere which needs us :)</p>Amarender on May Caption Contest!Amarenderurn:uuid:23610221-f5ef-a3d1-8ccf-1c1ec22e03902014-05-21T22:30:58-06:00<p>Adding Zener to keep him working for long hours :P</p>Nelson.r.o on May Caption Contest!Nelson.r.ourn:uuid:3749af9d-f335-84d2-d08d-827cba9fdb592014-05-21T22:30:31-06:00<p>Demonstration of a T-1000 field repairing another</p>rwizard on May Caption Contest!rwizardurn:uuid:e0b82035-3909-08d4-9353-077ba03870f02014-05-21T22:22:17-06:00<p>I&rsquo;m going to prove ear wax is an environmentally friendly alternative to flux if you&rsquo;ll just hold still !</p>SparksLikeaG6 on May Caption Contest!SparksLikeaG6urn:uuid:17eb74da-5288-0f46-43ec-b826c88066e32014-05-21T22:14:33-06:00<p>You might want to spend a little bit extra on that next tattoo, there are good places to go and there are&hellip;. well&hellip;.</p>Customer #475836 on May Caption Contest!Customer #475836urn:uuid:f5345fef-69a5-7058-f2dc-23c069e3f74e2014-05-21T22:13:28-06:00<p>Oh your glasses broke? Let me fix that for you!</p>i_am_not_me on May Caption Contest!i_am_not_meurn:uuid:70b0cfed-0911-3211-3260-57fdc5c08a9e2014-05-21T22:00:35-06:00<p>This would have gone quicker if you hadn&rsquo;t demanded I use lead-free solder!</p>Trackdaddy on May Caption Contest!Trackdaddyurn:uuid:48967bfa-6d1e-02eb-a763-5fea01d575f02014-05-21T21:54:05-06:00<p>Compatible? No you idiot, that&rsquo;s what the solder&rsquo;s for!</p>Trackdaddy on May Caption Contest!Trackdaddyurn:uuid:81e92bbd-411d-b822-9556-e93586c8a2f52014-05-21T21:50:08-06:00<p>Dude, it&rsquo;s Friday night and neither of us has a date. It&rsquo;s either this or or wrap your head in bubble wrap and hit it with a stick.</p>Lynnco on May Caption Contest!Lynncourn:uuid:4a3a6039-1628-fbf8-42c3-6c2470603a6d2014-05-21T21:38:46-06:00<p>You can&rsquo;t trust the new guy - I told him not to activate this robot before I got the ear attached!</p>Trackdaddy on May Caption Contest!Trackdaddyurn:uuid:a49cf3bc-fb62-2d34-8e80-3c3df84ecdd82014-05-21T21:34:11-06:00<p>Can you hear me now?&hellip;Can you hear me now?&hellip;Can you hear me now?</p>R_Phoenix on May Caption Contest!R_Phoenixurn:uuid:ede0c597-d652-575f-665c-9a146ff6b4052014-05-21T21:09:06-06:00<p>I TOLD YOU, I DON&rsquo;T NEED HAIR EXTENSIONS!!!</p>Customer #146957 on May Caption Contest!Customer #146957urn:uuid:8f6c614f-f783-3b7c-512a-74281e3782c72014-05-21T21:07:46-06:00<p>&ldquo;Resistance is futile. You will be assimulated&rdquo;</p>zaphol on May Caption Contest!zapholurn:uuid:a0b36831-1c04-a14d-1ba8-f7a9a63cb08a2014-05-21T21:00:55-06:00<p>Frozen in agony after mistakenly reading free shipping was canceled, the SparkFun SuperFan was sent back to to the factory to get refurbished.</p>KnightsTour on May Caption Contest!KnightsToururn:uuid:041909be-d3f5-2e45-2b2e-425f412a140a2014-05-21T20:49:25-06:00<p>Dx - ear wax buildup, Rx: Ear wax removed by lost wax method</p>sem on May Caption Contest!semurn:uuid:4b3849d4-50f7-ef1b-04b9-51319d7d1ba62014-05-21T20:46:35-06:00<p>We can rebuild him. We have the technology.</p>lpgatlin42 on May Caption Contest!lpgatlin42urn:uuid:5939ceac-67f0-7717-b5a2-2e5e227defcd2014-05-21T20:38:44-06:00<p>how to get a geeky tattoo.</p>lpgatlin42 on May Caption Contest!lpgatlin42urn:uuid:98df01b2-f6c3-3c90-6595-ea06aebd70d62014-05-21T20:30:36-06:00<p>DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME!</p>Customer #373803 on May Caption Contest!Customer #373803urn:uuid:9074802d-19b8-d3a0-690d-6bedb16b761e2014-05-21T20:30:24-06:00<p>Hold still, this new optical augmentation module will change the way you see&hellip; or don&rsquo;t see.</p>lpgatlin42 on May Caption Contest!lpgatlin42urn:uuid:d874ee1d-ecbf-70c9-46c2-f989acdfbbe72014-05-21T20:28:18-06:00<p>Our next tutorial: A DIY to soldering up you&rsquo;re own ear piercings.</p>Kash on May Caption Contest!Kashurn:uuid:83618c1b-cf96-1157-c113-d6d28fd4a1032014-05-21T20:22:04-06:00<p>These robots don&rsquo;t come cheap you know</p>Ezman on May Caption Contest!Ezmanurn:uuid:4e537510-1aac-dfae-a2da-ba475d3cb6402014-05-21T20:20:53-06:00<p>In these situations, it&rsquo;s essential to use soldering flux to ensure a clean joint and maximum heat transfer.</p>Robdrech on May Caption Contest!Robdrechurn:uuid:b8d13e3e-0ee8-df3e-7c64-209e1641d0cc2014-05-21T20:17:05-06:00<p>Obamacare - Phase 2. Privatizing - Sparkfun employees take a stab at Neurology.</p>doofenshmirtz on May Caption Contest!doofenshmirtzurn:uuid:3d1c2cb9-abc6-0726-e14c-4b478ec5d2212014-05-21T20:12:59-06:00<p>Welcome to a brand new Friday product post. Today we will demonstrate the new state of the art Sparkfun DIY Operation kit. One human, a little solder equals tons of fun. Check it out.</p>Sn0MaN on May Caption Contest!Sn0MaNurn:uuid:615d6593-6ec3-916f-db0f-0001ca0dae532014-05-21T20:08:58-06:00<p>Are you sure this is going to keep my glasses from falling off?!</p>Customer #556550 on May Caption Contest!Customer #556550urn:uuid:aaaf44b3-e257-0a59-df45-df588a1aa6662014-05-21T20:04:42-06:00<p>The NEXT generation of ARDuino&hellip; say hello to TARDuino !!!</p>N314 on May Caption Contest!N314urn:uuid:dd27125d-65b1-c5d3-c491-b9c597ea3e802014-05-21T19:58:23-06:00<p>&ldquo;Now can someone please tell me what is wrong with this picture?&rdquo; (Pause) &ldquo;Ummm&hellip; He&rsquo;s not using flux.&rdquo;</p>Ben Rothschild on May Caption Contest!Ben Rothschildurn:uuid:2f9a23da-1880-1d65-f2fd-32034f07f50d2014-05-21T19:44:33-06:00<p>Our autonomous vehicle may not be ready for the June 21st competition</p>DraperRobotics on May Caption Contest!DraperRoboticsurn:uuid:c246a2b2-9ca8-fb7d-a899-d4c43f0e4db82014-05-21T19:29:46-06:00<p>Man. Dr. Frankenstein had it so rough with all that pre-historic lab equipment. Glad Sparkfun was invented since then. Now if only that high-voltage shock-box kit I ordered would just get here&hellip;</p>DraperRobotics on May Caption Contest!DraperRoboticsurn:uuid:86efcb55-df97-2df8-d8bc-7743fc2b25622014-05-21T19:26:34-06:00<p>&ldquo;The ear bone&rsquo;s connected to the&hellip; microphone. The microphone&rsquo;s connected to the&hellip; bluetooth. The bluetooth&rsquo;s connected to the&hellip; internet feed. Now, why would doctors need 8 years of training to do this again?</p>chienline on May Caption Contest!chienlineurn:uuid:414f7b69-3cdc-b9c2-a46b-0799737cfbf72014-05-21T19:25:57-06:00<p>&ldquo;Wait a second, I can see your hair is not in good connection. Relax. I&rsquo;ve joined SparkFun for 20 years and I&rsquo;m good in soldering.&rdquo;</p>DraperRobotics on May Caption Contest!DraperRoboticsurn:uuid:b44f5df6-f010-2611-9571-d4d7060fe4672014-05-21T19:18:51-06:00<p>Data, Data, Data&hellip; First of all, it is not considered an automated robot when its robot controller is considered sentient. Secondly, I TOLD you what would happen if you tried to race that Sparkfun crew from Bouldarius 6 in that Intersolar AVC competition. Maybe this pressure chip will help&hellip;</p>Customer #546625 on May Caption Contest!Customer #546625urn:uuid:4c44c715-ae0c-a1f3-d749-3c0e5370c3ec2014-05-21T18:37:15-06:00<p>&hellip;must remember to heat the ear first, then apply the solder&hellip;</p>Customer #529648 on May Caption Contest!Customer #529648urn:uuid:4d49fcbf-3447-2f1b-76b4-156bff1aec812014-05-21T18:36:05-06:00<p>Oh my&hellip; I think I&rsquo;ve found a cold joint.</p>TheCentaur on May Caption Contest!TheCentaururn:uuid:7586a0cb-1da5-dbd0-e5f9-0beb06fb71b82014-05-21T18:11:32-06:00<p>&ldquo;You know, I bet if we pose like this, we will be in the photo for the caption contest this month&hellip;&rdquo;</p>Customer #409290 on May Caption Contest!Customer #409290urn:uuid:11044019-b59f-39b4-bb0d-7a35bc2b969b2014-05-21T17:57:43-06:00<p>One more header and your brain will be Arduino shield compatible.</p>Customer #122062 on May Caption Contest!Customer #122062urn:uuid:210c25c0-b627-6901-1ea4-14e9d3f2365e2014-05-21T17:54:58-06:00<p>I knew it was a bad idea to buy a GM robot!</p>dkadish on May Caption Contest!dkadishurn:uuid:07d7afd5-97e3-21b2-48b4-f4bb05f8bc302014-05-21T17:54:42-06:00<p>Uhoh, I think I shorted a connection on that last solder point!</p>qcard on May Caption Contest!qcardurn:uuid:e6726b84-461e-8b31-95ad-97e3db2699d02014-05-21T17:43:30-06:00<p>Coming this Fall, from the makers of Surgeon Simulator 2013, comes the exciting Solder Simulator 2014!</p>engrstephens on May Caption Contest!engrstephensurn:uuid:89638775-141b-db0a-2221-8ebccb7866c12014-05-21T17:38:56-06:00<p>Oops, looks like i got a solder blob on the facial expression circuit.</p>jhjh on May Caption Contest!jhjhurn:uuid:82a13938-ad1a-cef5-7852-168b6ee46f862014-05-21T17:35:38-06:00<p>Barry really should have opted for the solder-less hair extensions</p>RFsynthesizer on May Caption Contest!RFsynthesizerurn:uuid:e222d57a-9321-6458-36dd-1359addbdef62014-05-21T17:29:11-06:00<p>I may need to switch to a bigger tip, your head is too much of a heat-sink.</p>ftrocchi on May Caption Contest!ftrocchiurn:uuid:0be813a6-0807-11c4-cfbe-6b070aa3d1ce2014-05-21T17:27:33-06:00<p>Looks like we have a bad solder joint. We said $75 for shipping but got $60.</p>Roduino on May Caption Contest!Roduinourn:uuid:855a9d01-c981-5b2a-5fe3-0e51acc17e692014-05-21T17:22:21-06:00<p>CALM DOWN!!! A bit of high voltage on the reset pin never hurt anyone!!&hellip;.</p>Jess2 on May Caption Contest!Jess2urn:uuid:dd165e61-53ee-49e0-dec8-e6912f6182a52014-05-21T17:19:50-06:00<p>It took some doing, but we finally got Bob back to normal.</p>Roduino on May Caption Contest!Roduinourn:uuid:63ff9e02-59b1-95e2-2d90-7b73fd41fba52014-05-21T17:19:44-06:00<p>Well That! wasn&rsquo;t the reset pin&hellip;. I&rsquo;ll try this pin..</p>Ardumaniac on May Caption Contest!Ardumaniacurn:uuid:3895e3e5-193f-d5ac-9058-197569becb682014-05-21T17:18:40-06:00<p>All we need now is a bit of lightning and a hunchback sidekick.</p>Customer #539340 on May Caption Contest!Customer #539340urn:uuid:a3a1b86e-6917-35fe-bbeb-ea87ac7e0a3b2014-05-21T17:17:58-06:00<p>A small bead of solder should seal the gap where we installed the redboard.</p>Customer #279477 on May Caption Contest!Customer #279477urn:uuid:3220af70-960f-41bb-2917-c01fa032b5f72014-05-21T17:15:14-06:00<p>Sparkfun&rsquo;s deep penetrating follicle solder is the only permanent cure for premature hair loss. Easy and nearly painless to apply. Side effects may include headaches while operating a microwave oven, and hallucinations if hair is combed in low humidity conditions. Consult a physician if hair ignites while receiving a TSA x-ray scan.</p>dave on May Caption Contest!daveurn:uuid:f74d60da-3da1-a74a-a4aa-a4fc9b12bc162014-05-21T17:07:59-06:00<p>Ah $%@&hellip; another lifted pad on the motor cortex!</p>ElegantElectrons on May Caption Contest!ElegantElectronsurn:uuid:d52d08fe-9994-2d17-b963-b6a045006e982014-05-21T17:04:41-06:00<p>REAL hackers solder wearables while wearing them</p>ElegantElectrons on May Caption Contest!ElegantElectronsurn:uuid:43717dfe-2aff-b317-07c3-19845585e8972014-05-21T17:03:03-06:00<p>OW! This is not how you hack an implanted RFID</p>BigBadWolfe on May Caption Contest!BigBadWolfeurn:uuid:f0150e62-073f-f2e7-73e4-e413529dcb5a2014-05-21T17:01:04-06:00<p>At Sparkfun we aren;t really happy until we can attach an IC to something</p>GG on May Caption Contest!GGurn:uuid:2287a0a2-ea9d-cd5d-d471-a9b85df172bc2014-05-21T16:58:49-06:00<p>Right idea. Wrong tool. Should be using a Nut Driver</p>Customer #427895 on May Caption Contest!Customer #427895urn:uuid:c82ec105-fd91-e05d-fffd-da8249af27f32014-05-21T16:54:46-06:00<p>SparkFun Employee&rsquo;s must be the brightest and most productive in order to survive their harsh working environment.Their solution, turn all employees into ANDROIDS by adding Quad Core Intel Chips directly on to their brains and hope for the best they don&rsquo;t take over with their superior minds</p>Customer #214218 on May Caption Contest!Customer #214218urn:uuid:5ae062b2-ac0d-599f-8967-c20b520d04e52014-05-21T16:48:45-06:00<p>&ldquo;Stephen King gets a new plot idea installed.&rdquo;</p>Lansaw on May Caption Contest!Lansawurn:uuid:b828c6f3-365e-236a-ab41-cd4ae09b23e92014-05-21T16:48:23-06:00<p>There must be a better way to get rid of these head lice!</p>SamHorne on May Caption Contest!SamHorneurn:uuid:5f015784-708f-b742-98b5-1e4c83b5197c2014-05-21T16:40:27-06:00<p>If Jesus healed an ear, I think I can at least solder one back on.</p>Customer #480876 on May Caption Contest!Customer #480876urn:uuid:70ca1b20-0616-b24f-1928-ebeb376338772014-05-21T16:37:24-06:00<p>I told this engineer not to go near that blond leggy woman. She said hi to him and now I will have to fix this neural network overload.</p>rocketdawg on May Caption Contest!rocketdawgurn:uuid:e18f2c06-2fad-9bf1-d3d8-9a5d212e9c462014-05-21T16:34:26-06:00<p>Ok, I will just complete the installation of the new SparkFun &ldquo;you will become irresistible to women&rdquo; module. Hum, is it the blue wire or the red wire, well, given your track record, we shall soon know!</p>Customer #480876 on May Caption Contest!Customer #480876urn:uuid:5aa18a44-c2f4-c696-c709-eb9c1a18d7d42014-05-21T16:27:55-06:00<p>Idiots guide to fixing your annoying intern.</p>Customer #480876 on May Caption Contest!Customer #480876urn:uuid:652e0ac1-8588-9bda-2087-30fe6d5d15d62014-05-21T16:26:49-06:00<p>Robert: Hi and welcome to Sparkfun Electronics. Today we will show you how we brand our employees for corporate recognition. Our hairstyle management and branding practices are second to none. This makes us leaders and innovators of our field.</p>Jonathan T on May Caption Contest!Jonathan Turn:uuid:49b56c37-73e5-df90-482e-98e03d0bd16a2014-05-21T16:23:12-06:00<p>Aaaaaaaaand now you&rsquo;ll never loose your glasses!</p>CrypticVapor on May Caption Contest!CrypticVaporurn:uuid:950ebaf3-ac52-6260-89ba-bb8eae34b4762014-05-21T16:22:16-06:00<p>Hold still, I&rsquo;ve almost got the neural-net processor integrated.</p>Customer #480876 on May Caption Contest!Customer #480876urn:uuid:4d73a669-5c46-75af-9e37-a35febb0a3292014-05-21T16:17:56-06:00<p>Hold still otherwise I will have to solder your a$$.</p>Customer #480876 on May Caption Contest!Customer #480876urn:uuid:6167410b-de99-eefe-60fa-e5f3639c55d32014-05-21T16:16:00-06:00<p>How to make a human in 10<sup>10</sup> easy steps</p>Eddie90 on May Caption Contest!Eddie90urn:uuid:f7653f22-6958-fb27-0896-168e1362f2ff2014-05-21T16:13:41-06:00<p>This is not what I had in mind when you told me to come play Operation</p>Customer #542064 on May Caption Contest!Customer #542064urn:uuid:3fbd533c-7e57-a4c2-39fe-50148b3c7be62014-05-21T16:09:55-06:00<p>ELECTRONICS: It&rsquo;s not brain surgery!</p>Colecago on May Caption Contest!Colecagourn:uuid:0b2669d3-c47c-aa53-72df-43e1f0fd0eef2014-05-21T16:02:45-06:00<p>When used correctly, RoHS solder presents less of a health hazard than leaded solder.</p>
<p>This is not the correct use of RoHS solder.</p>Customer #106479 on May Caption Contest!Customer #106479urn:uuid:8808dc72-8b2d-511e-349d-0f262f0de5502014-05-21T16:01:49-06:00<p>The goggles, they do nothing!</p>Colecago on May Caption Contest!Colecagourn:uuid:dd1cb478-8821-b845-a587-df2ead1c6ccc2014-05-21T16:01:10-06:00<p>&ldquo;Okay! I believe you when you say lead-free solder requires higher temperatures!&rdquo;</p>bbotany on May Caption Contest!bbotanyurn:uuid:cc161447-d579-94cc-fed5-4360a1f057012014-05-21T15:55:10-06:00<p>Sparkfun&rsquo;s biohacker-in-residence at work.</p>bdahlem on May Caption Contest!bdahlemurn:uuid:1c2e7375-aa2f-bcf3-a395-399e31a158312014-05-21T15:52:23-06:00<p>Our entry for the AVC will be using bipedal locomotion, if our proof of concept checks out.</p>Customer #17043 on May Caption Contest!Customer #17043urn:uuid:51c1ae25-0907-033b-e8ed-f90d402b90212014-05-21T15:49:42-06:00<p>Can you hear me now?</p>Lansaw on May Caption Contest!Lansawurn:uuid:ed060268-e173-8038-8da3-ea38f35aea682014-05-21T15:39:30-06:00<p>Alright,alright!! You can have my lunch money!</p>TeslaTrooper on May Caption Contest!TeslaTrooperurn:uuid:c43b3f11-2695-0253-2494-4d986a360ca02014-05-21T15:31:20-06:00<p>Biiiiiipppp, you lose !!!</p>fogweaver on May Caption Contest!fogweaverurn:uuid:618c8cc2-6561-a089-bb32-740a466265692014-05-21T15:24:58-06:00<p>&lsquo;That feels resinous and tastes bright.&rsquo;
&lsquo;Patience, I told you, just a couple more.&rsquo;
&lsquo;Furbelwect!&rsquo;
&lsquo;Oops.&rsquo;</p>theoduino on May Caption Contest!theoduinourn:uuid:b3cae580-21d5-df47-9e49-96f07c7bd4632014-05-21T15:22:56-06:00<p>Assembling the first open-source human</p>Lansaw on May Caption Contest!Lansawurn:uuid:3bdecd43-bb34-a4cd-eddf-9caee9708d1c2014-05-21T15:13:42-06:00<p>You lied!!!! You told me I could hear the ocean in this box!!</p>LED addict on May Caption Contest!LED addicturn:uuid:dae99fd9-dbd5-b641-d4cf-90caa519c10c2014-05-21T15:12:56-06:00<p>Can you do me a favor and listen to this box for a minute?</p>Customer #12761 on May Caption Contest!Customer #12761urn:uuid:379d4188-17dd-377d-f308-d23a911e6a7c2014-05-21T15:12:12-06:00<p>We&rsquo;ve really got rethink this corporate branding, things are getting out of hand&hellip;</p>Customer #493756 on May Caption Contest!Customer #493756urn:uuid:5fe68e14-06fe-122a-5026-6a8a590a795c2014-05-21T15:10:13-06:00<p>Ahh! What are you doing!?</p>
<p>What!? I though you said you wanted your ears pierced!</p>birojow on May Caption Contest!birojowurn:uuid:6874d3a8-9c30-8218-31b5-9527a6c4b56b2014-05-21T15:09:37-06:00<p>No flux? Good luck.</p>miked13 on May Caption Contest!miked13urn:uuid:cb0c78be-fcd8-d863-3930-07ad5d7445032014-05-21T15:08:00-06:00<p>Putting the blue smoke back inside the package.</p>Madboy #82637 on May Caption Contest!Madboy #82637urn:uuid:29854811-0961-1d75-dd9c-4cc462c6a1102014-05-21T15:06:59-06:00<p>This will only hurt a lot.</p>LightManCA on May Caption Contest!LightManCAurn:uuid:89433657-ca2e-44b5-7281-7a0d5bf391fd2014-05-21T15:04:51-06:00<p>Hold still we&rsquo;re just upgrading you from an Arduino to a Rasberry Pi. Aftwards we will be able to reprogram you simply by changing an SD card, instead of using that clunky ICSP programmer.</p>SgtJake on May Caption Contest!SgtJakeurn:uuid:4129b16d-baf7-e32a-96aa-d8f28f555f172014-05-21T15:03:03-06:00<p>Hold very still, these SMDs are tricky to solder freehand!</p>Leif on May Caption Contest!Leifurn:uuid:f2f3f41b-23d5-eb84-77d7-a10014dde6cf2014-05-21T14:57:14-06:00<blockquote><p>quoated text The reworking will continue until morale(crossed out) performance improves</p></blockquote>Hackberry Jake on May Caption Contest!Hackberry Jakeurn:uuid:5e3ef3b4-dc9b-50cb-83ad-602e6922a8fb2014-05-21T14:55:09-06:00<p>YOU TOLD ME LEAD-FREE SOLDER WAS SAFE!!!</p>MicroLAN on May Caption Contest!MicroLANurn:uuid:42d988ab-cfa0-95e8-ea0a-9bbb695d42b62014-05-21T14:44:10-06:00<p>Is this thing on?</p>Customer #377629 on May Caption Contest!Customer #377629urn:uuid:23719c69-9f6c-61f4-886e-ab0398213b362014-05-21T14:43:59-06:00<p>These new sound cards sure are squishy!</p>Customer #377629 on May Caption Contest!Customer #377629urn:uuid:403ed5ac-24c4-1c26-4c94-89f5f16dbca72014-05-21T14:43:25-06:00<p>Here at Sparkfun, we try to reuse and recycle everything! This large item from our parts bin will be used to upgrade a 4 head VCR player into a world&rsquo;s-first FIVE head VCR! Behold the brilliance&hellip;.</p>Digisynth on May Caption Contest!Digisynthurn:uuid:38e43c41-0e5c-0946-c0be-516e377374e62014-05-21T14:43:12-06:00<p>&hellip;and this is how Sparkfun developed their very own hearing aid!</p>Customer #382396 on May Caption Contest!Customer #382396urn:uuid:b8fcbe15-3a76-6175-8a84-3ca3c5ba26962014-05-21T14:41:12-06:00<p>Could you hand me my sponge please?</p>Customer #15009 on May Caption Contest!Customer #15009urn:uuid:9d782f0c-8511-5d26-42ec-60d2a9aea1a82014-05-21T14:39:35-06:00<p>Solder boarding</p>2BitBot on May Caption Contest!2BitBoturn:uuid:2abf190b-c237-a1d7-27bd-e258cc7ae0c52014-05-21T14:38:54-06:00<p>I know we promote DIY but lets leave colonoscopies to the professionals!</p>SquareOne on May Caption Contest!SquareOneurn:uuid:b4dad420-4bec-78bf-c474-cfd3c2fec4e92014-05-21T14:22:24-06:00<p>Sure&hellip;it stings for a second, but if you&rsquo;re going to pierce your ear, pierce it like a man.</p>Customer #556435 on May Caption Contest!Customer #556435urn:uuid:ffe3bf59-4ce3-d8b8-595d-9bebffd137e02014-05-21T14:19:02-06:00<p>&hellip; but&hellip; you said I&rsquo;d become a &lsquo;Real Boy&rsquo;</p>Customer #126010 on May Caption Contest!Customer #126010urn:uuid:0e6907f2-12c0-bcb1-6fbd-c97ea90340012014-05-21T14:11:17-06:00<p>Sparkfun staffers prepare to offer their most advanced soldering class to date.</p>Patrick113 on May Caption Contest!Patrick113urn:uuid:c9c09615-4c8a-dbf4-4107-639375ae2f482014-05-21T14:03:27-06:00<p>Just the tip?</p>D_C on May Caption Contest!D_Curn:uuid:e132566c-9507-1dcc-625b-c4f23799d98d2014-05-21T14:00:10-06:00<p>Every now and then his brain gets fried and I just have to resolder these joints.</p>D_C on May Caption Contest!D_Curn:uuid:70fc9a79-1ba5-b1ab-0d9e-a8991009d2152014-05-21T13:59:17-06:00<p>A little more solder and I will have my own &ldquo;human"oid robot!</p>EvanAlmighty on May Caption Contest!EvanAlmightyurn:uuid:2d7068a1-055f-26b4-9862-05eda06c76b92014-05-21T13:58:32-06:00<p>Note to cyborg user: DO NOT attempt solder rework on an active cerebral core!</p>Customer #220272 on May Caption Contest!Customer #220272urn:uuid:c4ccd554-6fcc-fbe2-3ef5-0e0d65bd3a3b2014-05-21T13:56:27-06:00<p>OOPS!</p>gremlin88 on May Caption Contest!gremlin88urn:uuid:30fb3a85-1749-0173-4e3e-aa457a7162672014-05-21T13:55:22-06:00<p>this is worse than the <a href="http://list25.com/25-most-brutal-torture-techniques-ever-devised/" rel="nofollow" >Heretic&rsquo;s Fork</a>.</p>DaveM on May Caption Contest!DaveMurn:uuid:bad8f516-c285-f94b-b9d8-8bd1a1918d042014-05-21T13:54:22-06:00<p>Not the red wire! That will disconnect the speech fern gerbil logic texas. Nickle three paper hat smurf painter!</p>Customer #330069 on May Caption Contest!Customer #330069urn:uuid:db65ffd5-0f77-c6bd-d498-3187fda78d6b2014-05-21T13:51:42-06:00<p>Hold Still, you wouldn&rsquo;t want this to go on crooked</p>Customer #362693 on May Caption Contest!Customer #362693urn:uuid:fa34c91b-429f-db1a-b74f-eaa043082ab52014-05-21T13:50:45-06:00<p>Sparkfun&rsquo;s version of ASIMO is so much more realistic.</p>Customer #349112 on May Caption Contest!Customer #349112urn:uuid:bbdabdbb-d05b-8837-8cdc-18ade7ee874f2014-05-21T13:46:04-06:00<p> </p>Customer #556417 on May Caption Contest!Customer #556417urn:uuid:f1cb0e68-ba64-7dec-4124-1e588eaf9deb2014-05-21T13:44:35-06:00<p>Despite years of practice, Tom just simply couldn&rsquo;t build a life-like robot.</p>Parizival on May Caption Contest!Parizivalurn:uuid:7ab88916-bd9e-3546-3f14-66066436b6112014-05-21T13:36:15-06:00<p>USASEF
United
Solderers
Against
Sparkfun
Employee
Frying</p>techmau5 on May Caption Contest!techmau5urn:uuid:9a77864d-3c7c-0706-5772-7c3ac68870622014-05-21T13:30:58-06:00<p>&ldquo;Wait, we forgot the flux!&rdquo;</p>BeerCannon on May Caption Contest!BeerCannonurn:uuid:c2fd7685-fadf-39a9-a6a4-4b7b75f244972014-05-21T13:28:20-06:00<p>Jeff explores re-tinning as a cure for tinnitus.</p>JakeR on May Caption Contest!JakeRurn:uuid:ff692cea-cbbe-03e3-9635-ac305198b9ee2014-05-21T13:19:21-06:00<p>PRO TIP: The new brain stimulation kit should be assembled BEFORE wearing.</p>JohnathanN. on May Caption Contest!JohnathanN.urn:uuid:7361f95f-ad92-f8e9-5719-1298e9df25be2014-05-21T13:18:21-06:00<p>THIS IS SPARKFUN!!!!!!!!!</p>JohnathanN. on May Caption Contest!JohnathanN.urn:uuid:149c4b71-f48b-c9d1-e882-d22f3e95521a2014-05-21T13:18:06-06:00<p>And this is why a steady hand is NECESSARY!!!</p>Customer #189314 on May Caption Contest!Customer #189314urn:uuid:7c75f20d-1c5b-edb9-c0a6-a4aced726b882014-05-21T13:17:35-06:00<p>If only Van Gogh knew you could reattach ears using a soldering iron, but then again modern medicine has advanced such a long way.</p>dksmall on May Caption Contest!dksmallurn:uuid:54fb6f25-405f-0c1a-3ded-aed4929b82c02014-05-21T13:10:45-06:00<p>Yes, the solder is lead-free. Why do you ask?</p>themryan on May Caption Contest!themryanurn:uuid:c86d9d07-325f-9187-0578-d37e2d7d4b442014-05-21T13:07:16-06:00<p>Sparkfun employees are dedicated to helping the customer any way they can.</p>Nathaniel D on May Caption Contest!Nathaniel Durn:uuid:4b839abf-845c-5ff5-8103-57091e869c972014-05-21T13:04:51-06:00<p>Maker level: DIY cartilage piercing.</p>Customer #15009 on May Caption Contest!Customer #15009urn:uuid:7548f712-cf68-b92d-1326-9d504366f1862014-05-21T13:00:23-06:00<p>Don&rsquo;t worry, I learned how to solder back in the sixities. The rule was: the bigger the blob the better the job.</p>themryan on May Caption Contest!themryanurn:uuid:a5d0d784-0a6c-ecc5-eead-c48d69ef50bd2014-05-21T12:59:53-06:00<p>Are you sure this is how Google&rsquo;s Glass technical support does it?</p>kevins2012 on May Caption Contest!kevins2012urn:uuid:f68cb3b3-aa2c-9115-c402-ed8c357c64f22014-05-21T12:59:33-06:00<p>&ldquo;Is it safe?&rdquo;</p>Robert3 on May Caption Contest!Robert3urn:uuid:cb1facee-85bf-825b-543f-e94293a0a38e2014-05-21T12:56:33-06:00<p>Sparkfun employees are just built different.</p>Busa on May Caption Contest!Busaurn:uuid:bba2555d-872d-d1e2-f291-da34057307752014-05-21T12:55:50-06:00<p>The first trial of the Arduino Ow took place this year at the Maker Fair. Reports are mixed.</p>Customer #537769 on May Caption Contest!Customer #537769urn:uuid:8c05b30b-899b-3e05-28ad-961a59e068592014-05-21T12:55:29-06:00<p>I know, I know&hellip; next time, we&rsquo;ll order the kit pre-assembled&hellip;.</p>farzadb82 on May Caption Contest!farzadb82urn:uuid:c6916e2a-58f5-06fd-9121-4ee41440697a2014-05-21T12:54:21-06:00<p>The next generation of wearable devices are fully embedded</p>PatentExaminer on May Caption Contest!PatentExaminerurn:uuid:1d7e339e-ed99-6dc9-d99f-13b595681c122014-05-21T12:53:45-06:00<p>Hold still! Either I touch it up now, or you go back into the reflow oven.</p>noworries on May Caption Contest!noworriesurn:uuid:8bc6dbea-48a1-3448-515d-fdd3ca8f281c2014-05-21T12:51:58-06:00<p>After a simple modification, he will <em>never</em> forget his safety glasses again!</p>themacman33 on May Caption Contest!themacman33urn:uuid:1db777d4-57a6-6472-ecf8-7dbe113c0e702014-05-21T12:50:38-06:00<p>&ldquo;Hold still, I&rsquo;m installing a JTAG header to do some debugging&rdquo;</p>themryan on May Caption Contest!themryanurn:uuid:add14d5e-f616-5a33-5398-613ac0e7b0ad2014-05-21T12:50:07-06:00<p>Working some kinks out of the Sparkfun bio-upgrade kit.</p>themryan on May Caption Contest!themryanurn:uuid:b2c2dd86-14de-bf70-e224-08f91b86f77d2014-05-21T12:45:45-06:00<p>Don&rsquo;t get caught without your Sparkfun Third Hand.</p>BruceF on May Caption Contest!BruceFurn:uuid:5391d8d8-e6c4-60a3-76b1-3150ddecbe782014-05-21T12:45:42-06:00<p>&ldquo;You want augmented reality? I&rsquo;ll show you augmented reality.&rdquo;</p>vintageVerb on May Caption Contest!vintageVerburn:uuid:bdfe83ee-a8d5-90c2-bac9-fceba45aa61d2014-05-21T12:44:41-06:00<p>Don&rsquo;t worry, I just finished soldering a &ldquo;Simon Says&rdquo; kit, I&rsquo;m a professional.</p>Funi on May Caption Contest!Funiurn:uuid:e5b739e2-832f-c7d2-89f6-0362f383b5272014-05-21T12:41:18-06:00<p>For thirty-four years, I have endeavored to be more &ldquo;human&rdquo;; to grow beyond my original programming. Still, I am unable to grasp such a basic concept as humor&hellip; This emotion chip may be the only answer. -Data, Star Trek Generations</p>Honus on May Caption Contest!Honusurn:uuid:ca87b3df-1e4b-6392-7cbd-74f27ad5638a2014-05-21T12:40:35-06:00<p>Sparkfun is taking embedded electronics to a whole new level.</p>Gizmoguy on May Caption Contest!Gizmoguyurn:uuid:13b69415-2ced-1f5a-7c96-9a2fdfb8511e2014-05-21T12:38:36-06:00<p>Interrogating a developer who refused to make his design open source</p>Deadbot1 on May Caption Contest!Deadbot1urn:uuid:fd8557db-2807-36c5-5e8a-103bf4ceda5a2014-05-21T12:32:19-06:00<p>Hold still and quit moaning&hellip;.I have to make this connection or the video from the glasses can&rsquo;t get to the Raspi implant&hellip;..</p>boromir2482 on May Caption Contest!boromir2482urn:uuid:d3297e8c-c5af-0232-72a7-d36384f6867f2014-05-21T12:28:57-06:00<p>Sparkfun: Your next desination for Biomedical Research</p>Yodaob1 on May Caption Contest!Yodaob1urn:uuid:fdb66960-3b5f-eb73-c70f-b6aa1f5dcd512014-05-21T12:18:04-06:00<p>In this weeks SparkFun live we Learn how to build your own cochlear implant! you can Get the Build list hear&hellip;&hellip;</p>JHuber on May Caption Contest!JHuberurn:uuid:d201734c-74e0-8717-914e-cb15b4c201992014-05-21T12:16:32-06:00<p>Hold still or you&rsquo;ll let the magic smoke out!</p>jma89 on May Caption Contest!jma89urn:uuid:28126715-5cb7-6db6-a7e7-12363ee0eb732014-05-21T12:14:55-06:00<p>SparkBot: Surprisingly lifelike!</p>barryjh on May Caption Contest!barryjhurn:uuid:97b13e50-2996-691c-9fee-f5e5806528a92014-05-21T12:14:36-06:00<p>This new permanent Bluetooth ear bud is gonna be Sweet !!!</p>Customer #556370 on May Caption Contest!Customer #556370urn:uuid:0b2edc08-b344-d901-17cd-5e202768e5d92014-05-21T12:06:38-06:00<p>The guy in the back left seems oddly cool with obvious workplace intimidation.</p>BrianDagobah on May Caption Contest!BrianDagobahurn:uuid:19e3253b-1f11-9eec-6ffa-26a8b768d2642014-05-21T12:03:53-06:00<p>The mouth/eye control wire came loose.</p>THX1082 on May Caption Contest!THX1082urn:uuid:f4fc3011-5056-5f01-4039-12945f2373002014-05-21T12:02:15-06:00<p>How to install the new Brain-Computer Interface breakout board (BCIY2K).*</p>
<p>*BCIY2K is designed for 5V brains. Please use level converter <a href="https://www.sparkfun.com/products/12009" rel="nofollow" >BOB-12009</a> for brains using 3.3 V signals or below.</p>Customer #421778 on May Caption Contest!Customer #421778urn:uuid:63620507-6500-87ac-5263-680ce9efda312014-05-21T12:01:03-06:00<p>Mr. Roboto: Domo Arigato</p>subbdue on May Caption Contest!subbdueurn:uuid:ef5d256b-0c48-ea61-b071-13b502cf19452014-05-21T12:00:15-06:00<p>I hate <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redshirt_(character)" rel="nofollow" >redshirt</a> Wednesdays!</p>janascii on May Caption Contest!janasciiurn:uuid:91276360-46db-52fb-b77d-7a304ccaadb92014-05-21T11:58:58-06:00<p>Why didn&rsquo;t I read the agreement for Google Glass?</p>BrandonB on May Caption Contest!BrandonBurn:uuid:59664e11-1c77-0fd4-9c99-ac082232f1332014-05-21T11:54:22-06:00<p>Gauging his ears with the 0.020" special blend</p>CDTV on May Caption Contest!CDTVurn:uuid:bcd111cd-08b6-569c-3bbe-d772ec0dbc942014-05-21T11:52:54-06:00<p>It&rsquo;s just a little tattoo, ya big baby!</p>quidproquo on May Caption Contest!quidproquourn:uuid:8945e222-aefa-a6d5-794b-617a644e93d82014-05-21T11:51:30-06:00<p>To learn to solder, you must become one with the solder.</p>Grey Wolf on May Caption Contest!Grey Wolfurn:uuid:849f1af8-e9af-cc2d-f31b-52daefb82e2c2014-05-21T11:49:32-06:00<p>Hacking Google Glass is NOT brain surgery!</p>Felix24 on May Caption Contest!Felix24urn:uuid:cfce2077-101c-f152-876a-86230a582a362014-05-21T11:47:48-06:00<p>Whatever you do, don&rsquo;t make fun of his bad solder joints- he&rsquo;ll give you an earful right back.</p>let me think of one on May Caption Contest!let me think of oneurn:uuid:3b6db9c4-6b4b-fcff-90e7-0e1156a6bf8d2014-05-21T11:44:36-06:00<p>Should your humanoid persist with obscure facial expressions, you can bridge jumper 1, located behind the left ear, to restore it to factory settings. Don&rsquo;t forget to back up its memories, as all data will be lost.</p>danpapuga on May Caption Contest!danpapugaurn:uuid:0de95aa0-ce59-8cb4-0c47-4196b8ee8cd82014-05-21T11:42:44-06:00<p>This was one heck of a green wire fix.</p>Customer #519484 on May Caption Contest!Customer #519484urn:uuid:a8c877fe-c929-a63c-cef0-fb9a632333552014-05-21T11:39:37-06:00<p>Just a little bit of solder and you should be as good as new..</p>Customer #394180 on May Caption Contest!Customer #394180urn:uuid:e29a3c7c-1eab-66c5-7abd-d9d1d3ee26a32014-05-21T11:33:26-06:00<p>The lawsuits from Fluke (yellow &amp; black meter case), Microsoft (max Power Point chargers) and the ASPCA (dogs confined in an industrial setting) not being enough to keep them employed, the Sparkfun Legal Staff stages a totally contrived photoshoot after which they post the pictures in junior high shop classrooms.</p>MartinCU2010 on May Caption Contest!MartinCU2010urn:uuid:1a74325a-a2dc-dcac-6382-c213f0ea5d8b2014-05-21T11:31:11-06:00<p>Debugging 0b1100101 (101)</p>Customer #436136 on May Caption Contest!Customer #436136urn:uuid:6412fe57-3fbe-5e90-44ab-407b7517064d2014-05-21T11:28:15-06:00<p>SparkFun expands the factory tour to include a soldering demo.</p>Dan P. on May Caption Contest!Dan P.urn:uuid:63359299-6e34-f3b7-eccc-403656588cc12014-05-21T11:26:43-06:00<p>Alan Thicke has nothing on this version of Chip</p>pursang360 on May Caption Contest!pursang360urn:uuid:71136621-558e-7edf-52ab-d5a21efbe6352014-05-21T11:24:39-06:00<p>The new SparkFun Health Care Program turned out to be less desirable than we were lead to believe.</p>Blueblast88 on May Caption Contest!Blueblast88urn:uuid:e9c974af-b62a-f6c5-0555-b05d78f0d61e2014-05-21T11:20:12-06:00<p>The Maker Faire Infirmary.</p>Customer #470975 on May Caption Contest!Customer #470975urn:uuid:8efd2f75-3f64-c400-0326-7eb194896b342014-05-21T11:19:36-06:00<p>When Soldering Competitions get out of control&hellip;</p>Gokbora on May Caption Contest!Gokboraurn:uuid:5e037fa5-18e2-a0dd-1ad4-32ad4b840ff22014-05-21T11:14:59-06:00<p>Now where did that white smoke come from?</p>hbp on May Caption Contest!hbpurn:uuid:fd987e9c-bcf0-0619-22b8-5d932a4434932014-05-21T11:14:18-06:00<p>Google engineers begin prototyping google glass implants.</p>Customer #556347 on May Caption Contest!Customer #556347urn:uuid:b8a08ff8-3f96-62dd-de93-002d78325a502014-05-21T11:11:14-06:00<p>Wait!! Help!! NO STOP!!! I AM NOT DATA&hellip;&hellip; And you are NOT Geordi!!!!</p>Customer #482178 on May Caption Contest!Customer #482178urn:uuid:2e54c8ba-d93c-5a8e-3b66-fa0d8e018bc12014-05-21T11:10:24-06:00<p>Meanwhile, at the Six Million Dollar Man fan club&hellip;</p>Stuxn8 on May Caption Contest!Stuxn8urn:uuid:c97129ee-8d67-ec86-5a23-b9d97b054e1b2014-05-21T11:08:43-06:00<p>Klaatu barada nikto</p>Svartalf on May Caption Contest!Svartalfurn:uuid:9016dcdd-3eab-87e2-9f4c-ad35834504fe2014-05-21T11:06:55-06:00<p>When I said I was &ldquo;wired&rdquo;, this wasn&rsquo;t QUITE what I had in mind&hellip;</p>andy4us on May Caption Contest!andy4usurn:uuid:a7b099e4-f268-8587-485b-3d419ad5c4912014-05-21T11:06:15-06:00<p>Soldering the back to an earing to make sure it doesn&rsquo;t fall off is an effective, but extreme measure.</p>coyotetom on May Caption Contest!coyotetomurn:uuid:a0f99d92-6960-116d-509c-03b6228a12892014-05-21T11:05:19-06:00<p>The TSA finally found a more invasive method of screening travelers: in ear monitoring.</p>D0Cpr0ph3t on May Caption Contest!D0Cpr0ph3turn:uuid:94eeb20d-f0f0-ed65-e162-cf81ddd633b72014-05-21T11:03:52-06:00<p>Heeet Mon!! We need more heeeet mon!!</p>D0Cpr0ph3t on May Caption Contest!D0Cpr0ph3turn:uuid:e912d5c6-6670-50e0-3312-fa577fa55a0f2014-05-21T11:00:45-06:00<p>New SparkFun service: On site eyeglass repair!</p>D0Cpr0ph3t on May Caption Contest!D0Cpr0ph3turn:uuid:9d0a6f31-0542-a1e7-a2af-dd3f300f42df2014-05-21T10:58:08-06:00<p>New Product Friday: Human</p>engunneer on May Caption Contest!engunneerurn:uuid:15bf7a83-5a59-9aef-e173-290036834eeb2014-05-21T10:56:21-06:00<p>The only thing better than a third hand is a second head.</p>MechaTweak on May Caption Contest!MechaTweakurn:uuid:6a9eecc5-218d-b3eb-af5a-2bc1916bc79d2014-05-21T10:55:03-06:00<p>New Product: Cerebral overclock kit&hellip;Some soldering required.</p>Ford Anglia on May Caption Contest!Ford Angliaurn:uuid:2fc33228-9f84-578e-fd4a-c7b1e4c61b3e2014-05-21T10:54:11-06:00<p>Who said you can&rsquo;t teach an old Tech new tricks?</p>kpFerg on May Caption Contest!kpFergurn:uuid:2d582811-1cfb-7028-8855-70281b625fdf2014-05-21T10:53:05-06:00<p>Hold still, it will only hurt for a few weeks&hellip;</p>SlyVixsky on May Caption Contest!SlyVixskyurn:uuid:64ae3807-c203-0b27-5eb4-b6110d20d5342014-05-21T10:52:14-06:00<p>&ldquo;Trust me, I had it done, and haven&rsquo;t lost my glasses once since then!&rdquo; &ldquo;Well, if you&rsquo;re surrREAAAhhhhhh&hellip;.&rdquo;</p>cholq on May Caption Contest!cholqurn:uuid:a15dc889-2439-ce05-5d59-fe0aacf39c422014-05-21T10:51:39-06:00<p>Sparkfun tried to emulate Googles successful employee retention strategy by offering certain perks, such as free on-site haircuts, but they just never seemed to catch on with the staff.</p>getaholdofdave on May Caption Contest!getaholdofdaveurn:uuid:6ed72d46-6b89-d9c1-df23-b79547557fc92014-05-21T10:50:52-06:00<p>&hellip; Why did they use have to use 0402 and not 0603? Always have the hardest time with these suckers&hellip;</p>IrritableGourmet on May Caption Contest!IrritableGourmeturn:uuid:0b498841-35d5-65d4-77b1-d4c455a5cad42014-05-21T10:48:09-06:00<p>While the PCB layout was immaculate, Harry&rsquo;s robo-husband still left something to be desired.</p>Customer #234024 on May Caption Contest!Customer #234024urn:uuid:e697d8e6-676b-813b-d2e9-6f0982709ae02014-05-21T10:45:46-06:00<p>Next time, take the implant off <em>before</em> you get in the shower.</p>Ford Anglia on May Caption Contest!Ford Angliaurn:uuid:eb492c67-c4a8-a8d7-1ef4-892c435048592014-05-21T10:45:12-06:00<p>The only option for many of us born with <strong><a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tin_ear" rel="nofollow" >tin ear syndrome</a></strong></p>biojerm on May Caption Contest!biojermurn:uuid:e16d42c4-5992-eb16-f1ec-8be79c8b06de2014-05-21T10:44:12-06:00<p>Please hold still, you might feel a little pinch&hellip;</p>Customer #504681 on May Caption Contest!Customer #504681urn:uuid:c5555429-2b97-9d53-d5f5-c22824e7c7242014-05-21T10:43:11-06:00<p>The project will be easy they said&hellip;</p>
<p>Solder: $10
Soldering iron: $50
Electricity: $0.10</p>
<p>&lsquo;Accidentally&rsquo; getting 360 degree solder on your skin: priceless.</p>joesugar on May Caption Contest!joesugarurn:uuid:71900c91-3077-5f50-a7cf-f24aff2ab1522014-05-21T10:42:55-06:00<p> Geppetto, I take it back! I don&rsquo;t want to be a real boy!</p>joesugar on May Caption Contest!joesugarurn:uuid:803e24dc-3645-17b1-b2e9-153755a090ac2014-05-21T10:39:51-06:00<p>We can rebuild him. We have the technology&hellip;.</p>Ford Anglia on May Caption Contest!Ford Angliaurn:uuid:cf0644c9-8d95-31a2-1392-8670839e9c0a2014-05-21T10:39:15-06:00<p>And you thought the Google new employee quiz was tough..!</p>CDTV on May Caption Contest!CDTVurn:uuid:6ecb585b-f315-04f1-3862-f8d964f64cff2014-05-21T10:39:02-06:00<p>C’mon, it’s Saturday night and we don’t have dates – what else would we do?</p>Ford Anglia on May Caption Contest!Ford Angliaurn:uuid:fbf4a32e-5d06-774f-9c7f-20a4e60408042014-05-21T10:38:42-06:00<p>How many technicians does it take to change a light bulb? Some questions are better left alone.</p>WKUACE on May Caption Contest!WKUACEurn:uuid:9203d2c0-e4d7-a189-ec26-434d03e646082014-05-21T10:38:36-06:00<p>Our future robot overlords were clever. They sent back several advanced Androids, creating a larger interest in STEM to ensure their survival. Too bad manager robots forced them send out early beta test units!</p>joesugar on May Caption Contest!joesugarurn:uuid:03fb2319-60c3-dae5-9f5d-1a0662639af52014-05-21T10:38:12-06:00<p>Don&rsquo;t be such a baby. If you&rsquo;d stop picking at your ear we wouldn&rsquo;t have this problem.</p>Ford Anglia on May Caption Contest!Ford Angliaurn:uuid:d8d8f9b9-8eb6-1ebf-a4c8-08a2910ee0642014-05-21T10:37:17-06:00<p>Why pounding code is a better career option at Sparkfun.</p>E=somethingOrOther on May Caption Contest!E=somethingOrOtherurn:uuid:740985f2-1175-5b81-2595-951a0109fe402014-05-21T10:36:58-06:00<p>&ldquo;Stop your crying: &lsquo;tis but a scratch!*&rdquo;</p>
<p>*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdSLP-qz_fw</p>Ford Anglia on May Caption Contest!Ford Angliaurn:uuid:fab7e887-72d2-53bd-f8b9-66165ab6fe2a2014-05-21T10:36:31-06:00<p>A steady hand, and a cold heart. Professionals tackle the tough problems.</p>prmullen on May Caption Contest!prmullenurn:uuid:3d4c8c2d-b4cf-d473-0321-23dba89e628f2014-05-21T10:34:48-06:00<p>Bob the Tech: &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t worry Dan, I&rsquo;m only going to stick it in a little way&hellip;&rdquo; [OK, I give up for the day]</p>Customer #511089 on May Caption Contest!Customer #511089urn:uuid:989314dd-f98e-f009-ea34-07f8b6a0a14a2014-05-21T10:34:05-06:00<p>&ldquo;Third Hand..TOL-09317..$9.95&hellip;IN STOCK DAMMIT&hellip;IN STOCK! &rdquo;</p>Ford Anglia on May Caption Contest!Ford Angliaurn:uuid:62b9d9f8-8a8e-375a-57d5-70d53b465b322014-05-21T10:33:31-06:00<p>Working here is fun, once you wrap your head around the basics.</p>Ford Anglia on May Caption Contest!Ford Angliaurn:uuid:96ef54fa-c0d7-c4c4-6d17-655888b500d02014-05-21T10:32:27-06:00<p>Hold still - this won&rsquo;t hurt a bit. You might feel a little sting&hellip;</p>The_Tyler on May Caption Contest!The_Tylerurn:uuid:c8081f66-f522-7778-f829-92155a5f74dd2014-05-21T10:32:07-06:00<p>Early male pattern baldness? We got you covered.</p>Customer #306393 on May Caption Contest!Customer #306393urn:uuid:0a64acfc-7fa3-6c78-1340-c3a6eb2fa95f2014-05-21T10:32:02-06:00<p>Dr. Frankenstein. The original Lifehacker.</p>Ford Anglia on May Caption Contest!Ford Angliaurn:uuid:887b8328-f9ea-cdff-4f3b-9efb62d202162014-05-21T10:31:48-06:00<p>After the first couple you hardly notice the student&rsquo;s screaming</p>stonechild on May Caption Contest!stonechildurn:uuid:25b253d5-e871-9e93-da44-e193bad3eddc2014-05-21T10:31:20-06:00<p>No, no, that&rsquo;s the vision section. I said I wanted a deeper voice.</p>Ford Anglia on May Caption Contest!Ford Angliaurn:uuid:c42cfcba-cead-59b3-2def-271986607b4c2014-05-21T10:30:55-06:00<p>Hacking hearing aids 101</p>Ford Anglia on May Caption Contest!Ford Angliaurn:uuid:fbce33c4-db63-2970-a106-55cc54757dc32014-05-21T10:30:12-06:00<p>The OSHA Inspector enjoys his annual visits to Sparkfun.</p>Ford Anglia on May Caption Contest!Ford Angliaurn:uuid:3e152100-a492-87f5-b5e8-f472070b6d8c2014-05-21T10:28:17-06:00<p>Another silly idea from that Nick Poole?</p>prmullen on May Caption Contest!prmullenurn:uuid:535499eb-40ec-1288-5d04-1e7b2171a3a42014-05-21T10:27:44-06:00<p>Bob the Tech can be seen here repairing a bad short in one of the new &ldquo;SparkBorg Wearables&rdquo; implants&hellip;ZZAAPPP !!</p>Ford Anglia on May Caption Contest!Ford Angliaurn:uuid:4b265a71-1e81-bb46-d40d-fa0c944f67fd2014-05-21T10:27:23-06:00<p>All Sparkfun projects are fun, this one is a little hair raising!</p>prmullen on May Caption Contest!prmullenurn:uuid:3be1db37-4880-28c5-5822-70ecc6ddc4092014-05-21T10:26:14-06:00<p>SparkBorg Personal Electronics: Resistence Is Futile !!</p>Empty Jay on May Caption Contest!Empty Jayurn:uuid:5b18dad2-6c9b-fd3f-2f09-cc799284fd892014-05-21T10:26:12-06:00<p>One more solder joint and he&rsquo;ll look just like Arnold&hellip;</p>Customer #523556 on May Caption Contest!Customer #523556urn:uuid:be736f2b-7662-6002-6882-abc182814bd32014-05-21T10:25:33-06:00<p>That&rsquo;s the &ldquo;Disable Insanity&rdquo; header bridged&hellip;</p>prmullen on May Caption Contest!prmullenurn:uuid:67a1032e-6c2d-8acb-66a2-17bf7ad292652014-05-21T10:23:54-06:00<p>Warning: The new &ldquo;Burning Man Wearables&rdquo; neural-net memory augmentation chips require a skilled technician for proper installation !</p>Thetinkerer on May Caption Contest!Thetinkererurn:uuid:5a1fe44b-2903-fc48-b33e-bf9f62738e852014-05-21T10:23:50-06:00<p>I hope that&rsquo;s lead free solder, you wouldn&rsquo;t want him to get lead poisoning now would you :)</p>Customer #25059 on May Caption Contest!Customer #25059urn:uuid:7f22bc74-2b1c-045f-6383-eca5b5452b512014-05-21T10:23:29-06:00<p>Who knew that the personal sacrifice involved with the new &ldquo;wearable electronics&rdquo; trend would be so extreme?</p>Ogre on May Caption Contest!Ogreurn:uuid:1fa9ff10-2cbe-4d02-1933-69bea0a028ce2014-05-21T10:23:04-06:00<p>I guess I&rsquo;ve finally discovered the soldering points for &ldquo;Full-Excite Mode&rdquo; on humans</p>DanJAB on May Caption Contest!DanJABurn:uuid:c95d18eb-4ce8-49ec-5909-d63bdfbde0772014-05-21T10:21:47-06:00<p>The new resident piercing specialist could only work with the tools to hand.</p>prmullen on May Caption Contest!prmullenurn:uuid:4d129137-064b-4794-1096-4371d49a39a32014-05-21T10:20:59-06:00<p>Bob the Tech Manager is seen here installing the new &ldquo;Burning Man Wearables&rdquo; Arduino board into Dan the QA Tech&hellip;</p>dorght on May Caption Contest!dorghturn:uuid:a8d94650-1eed-d482-bc9b-fb8b07ee9a742014-05-21T10:19:39-06:00<p>Suddenly the realization strikes, sitting there right in front of him is their sole spool of lead free solder.</p>l0gikG8 on May Caption Contest!l0gikG8urn:uuid:19b528bc-9b87-c2ba-440b-0a142e5652912014-05-21T10:17:15-06:00<p>I don’t know how you keep attaching yourself to tables but this is the last time I help get you unstuck.</p>Customer #134773 on May Caption Contest!Customer #134773urn:uuid:a2cf52ef-6b1d-984a-4f3d-33c9669bb6e62014-05-21T10:16:33-06:00<p>I knew I should have gone to Adafruit to have my ears pierced!</p>Anachronomer on May Caption Contest!Anachronomerurn:uuid:bb42a8ff-5da5-d893-63d7-adc309da70242014-05-21T10:15:58-06:00<p>Friends, hackers, lend me your ears!</p>prmullen on May Caption Contest!prmullenurn:uuid:83a11995-01e9-97eb-262f-ae711e3bd0e52014-05-21T10:15:20-06:00<p>Bob the Tech: Call me a &ldquo;near-sighted old fool&rdquo; will you ??!!</p>denbo68 on May Caption Contest!denbo68urn:uuid:b1b0d784-19a5-8ceb-cfb1-a0686f6584812014-05-21T10:12:37-06:00<p>Told you not to play with the new Sparkfun Borg implants.</p>prmullen on May Caption Contest!prmullenurn:uuid:c0a10cd4-344f-b8c3-a447-8689deb7e8da2014-05-21T10:12:24-06:00<p>Sparkinator Robot: Soldering skills required for assembly&hellip;[OK, I know this is lame !]</p>Customer #113792 on May Caption Contest!Customer #113792urn:uuid:ff69323f-ca39-29b9-ec16-41778f21a4152014-05-21T10:09:43-06:00<p>He really should have disconnected the power before he started overclocking</p>prmullen on May Caption Contest!prmullenurn:uuid:55eb1879-7c2f-a43a-8ff7-66a039f29f602014-05-21T10:08:19-06:00<p>MIT Tech Review: Embedded microcontrollers now finding their way into new &ldquo;Personal Applications&rdquo;&hellip;Ouch !</p>Levi on May Caption Contest!Leviurn:uuid:cb6f0463-d6ee-79cb-564d-338c7b482a812014-05-21T10:07:22-06:00<p>Sparkfun&rsquo;s idea of trust-building team exercises.</p>tycen on May Caption Contest!tycenurn:uuid:3e41b0d3-b154-e758-4d81-9b7d093eea392014-05-21T10:07:09-06:00<p>I don&rsquo;t understand what&rsquo;s wrong&hellip;this totally worked on Star Trek&hellip;maybe a little more solder here&hellip;</p>prmullen on May Caption Contest!prmullenurn:uuid:6211cbf9-8bce-6de1-910f-47a94e0cecb42014-05-21T10:06:01-06:00<p>Warning: Installation of the new Google Glass clone, &ldquo;SparkGlass&rdquo;, requires a certified SparkFun technician [Don&rsquo;t do this at home !]&hellip;</p>ME heat o nator on May Caption Contest!ME heat o natorurn:uuid:ab63728a-38a1-aa40-28a7-15dd563046002014-05-21T10:05:20-06:00<p>once you hack the cochlear implant, the memory is easily accessed and modified&hellip;</p>Customer #2129 on May Caption Contest!Customer #2129urn:uuid:de735bf8-353c-5d2b-031c-ac4a5b6457db2014-05-21T10:04:30-06:00<p>Spock Hurry up it hurts! Mr Chekov please keep your emotions on hold while I wick this Ceti eel out of your ear with the flux!!!</p>Levi on May Caption Contest!Leviurn:uuid:aabe129a-4bac-7ff0-ee1c-385d2dd2286c2014-05-21T10:03:31-06:00<p>We recommend you take the hearing-aid OUT of the ear before attempting repairs.</p>Customer #482906 on May Caption Contest!Customer #482906urn:uuid:0fd17bab-cb60-d283-3876-72874e4176ed2014-05-21T10:03:16-06:00<p>&ldquo;Hold your thermally-massive head <em>still</em>! This would&rsquo;ve gone a lot faster if you&rsquo;d have let me preheat&hellip;&rdquo;</p>prmullen on May Caption Contest!prmullenurn:uuid:5a4e588c-0869-76a3-db2e-35aa8601108e2014-05-21T10:02:22-06:00<p>SparkFun: When wearables go <em>bad</em> &hellip;</p>johnjulian on May Caption Contest!johnjulianurn:uuid:1fc8ecad-6155-773c-5d7b-0a7e12456edc2014-05-21T10:01:45-06:00<p>Once I&rsquo;m done tinning, you&rsquo;ll never have to worry about a hair out of place again&hellip;.</p>Customer #74840 on May Caption Contest!Customer #74840urn:uuid:512ed0c5-1654-3fdd-de67-c30253de18672014-05-21T10:01:06-06:00<p>Hold still. Now, you might feel a little pressure.</p>prmullen on May Caption Contest!prmullenurn:uuid:934f9b3a-a96c-b75b-89c0-e10ce8971bd92014-05-21T10:00:41-06:00<p>The SparkFun approach to hearing aid repair&hellip;Argh !</p>NeXT-Generation on May Caption Contest!NeXT-Generationurn:uuid:502754ae-399c-3c28-484a-dbcae2a501d92014-05-21T10:00:35-06:00<p>Just hold still, we&rsquo;ll have that pesky earwax out in a jiffy.</p>bdwyer on May Caption Contest!bdwyerurn:uuid:c3a3afb8-dd3b-8ee6-5df6-a20580a516152014-05-21T09:59:34-06:00<p>The only time it&rsquo;s ok for soldering to smell like burning hair.</p>The_Voidistition on May Caption Contest!The_Voidistitionurn:uuid:202a4a86-17d0-09d9-5f5c-df170bfec84f2014-05-21T09:57:40-06:00<p>I spelled it wrong, we are going to have to do it again from the beginning&hellip;</p>Drewgoo on May Caption Contest!Drewgoourn:uuid:bd43e89b-8835-e720-c67e-f74daa353c702014-05-21T09:57:10-06:00<p>&ldquo;Trust me, dude - that Instructables tutorial on DIY brain surgery was totally legit!&rdquo;</p>User Name on May Caption Contest!User Nameurn:uuid:50784cc4-6719-a2b5-4a7d-b7f7381b6fd62014-05-21T09:55:52-06:00<p>Join us for the Engineering Self-Defense workshop after AVC!</p>Whysitsmoking on May Caption Contest!Whysitsmokingurn:uuid:03294d4d-5173-1da4-20e1-5e92b96fe8412014-05-21T09:55:44-06:00<p>Much to Bill&rsquo;s surprise and displeasure, John discovered that ear wax could be used in place of desoldering braid.</p>Echo on May Caption Contest!Echourn:uuid:4162a8c6-910b-6e2b-3a39-f1a9c82816e22014-05-21T09:50:58-06:00<p>Fine-tuning the emotion chips in positronic brains is always touch and go.</p>bhoskinson on May Caption Contest!bhoskinsonurn:uuid:6e7f9fb3-0762-6150-5ac8-3cc8eb5578f52014-05-21T09:50:28-06:00<p>Before there was Commander Data there was&hellip;Private Bits the Sparkfun automaton!</p>TGWMS on May Caption Contest!TGWMSurn:uuid:c6696c81-cfc8-c45c-bdbe-1493da5e2af32014-05-21T09:49:18-06:00<p>Skynet preset his switch to &ldquo;read-only&rdquo; when sent out alone, but you can set him to &ldquo;learn&rdquo; so he&rsquo;s not such a dork all the time.</p>barryjh on May Caption Contest!barryjhurn:uuid:c4c3bb00-a0d3-f363-e34d-72c8646839852014-05-21T09:48:50-06:00<p>I don&rsquo;t understand why its so difficult; the Sparkfun document says its simple to solder a through hole header!!!</p>listsp on May Caption Contest!listspurn:uuid:9ec17679-d561-7174-b2f1-b4bc7b35beb12014-05-21T09:47:11-06:00<p>Repairing my Androids optics..nothing to see here.</p>DrT_Unsweet on May Caption Contest!DrT_Unsweeturn:uuid:b37c12c7-558f-bf5b-8441-163b7fa31b242014-05-21T09:47:04-06:00<p>UGH! This QFN pinna chip is mother to solder. Should have gotten the SOIC package. Maybe SparkFun has a dev board&hellip;</p>Whysitsmoking on May Caption Contest!Whysitsmokingurn:uuid:bb277986-e320-bd3d-9abd-d52064620eaf2014-05-21T09:46:04-06:00<p>The latest Geek fad: Solder jewelry.</p>Customer #22010 on May Caption Contest!Customer #22010urn:uuid:54a55208-b316-695c-547a-9dad736aa8512014-05-21T09:46:00-06:00<p>Good idea: plating through-holes on PCBs made at home. Bad idea: plating a piercing.</p>AustinSpafford on May Caption Contest!AustinSpaffordurn:uuid:9e011abb-bcc0-9728-d9ca-f96d361d365c2014-05-21T09:45:28-06:00<p>When done quickly enough you can tin a human without additional tools, but a third hand is recommended for beginners.</p>Customer #136519 on May Caption Contest!Customer #136519urn:uuid:a674eb3d-42a8-b64e-b147-4d5c44a3cb942014-05-21T09:41:39-06:00<p>Can you hear me now?</p>